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The Enclosure
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by The Enclosure » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:24 pm
We will all have our favourites and I could have made a list of 30 or more.These are my top six in no particular order.Dont bother if your favourites are different to other peoples...so no falling out please
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Peter Green
Brian May
Ps Just been listening to a group called Ten Years After, never heard of them before but the lead guitar is a guy called Alvin Lee...He is a bit special.
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by tim_noone » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:30 pm
Alvin Lee....

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by SalisburyClaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:37 pm
Richard Thompson
John Martyn
Bert Jansch
John Renbourne
Davey Graham
Martin Barre
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by LeadBelly » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:39 pm
Richard Thompson
Rory Gallagher
Peter Green
MIchael Chapman
Bert Jansch
Leadbelly
Bubbling under
George Harrison, Johnny Marr, Duane Allman, Martin Simpson, Martin Carthy, Robert Johnson, Mark Knopfler
Probably come up with a different listing on another day of the week.
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by LeadBelly » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:42 pm
The Enclosure wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:24 pm
We will all have our favourites and I could have made a list of 30 or more.These are my top six in no particular order.Dont bother if your favourites are different to other peoples...so no falling out please
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Peter Green
Brian May
Ps Just been listening to a group called Ten Years After, never heard of them before but the lead guitar is a guy called Alvin Lee...He is a bit special.
TYA played Woodstock, were very big back in that period. Alvin played really fast and did some good blues/rock.
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The Enclosure
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by The Enclosure » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:42 pm
tim_noone wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:30 pm
Alvin Lee....
Have I missed something?
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by aclaretinstevenage » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:44 pm
Joe Bonamassa
Rory Gallagher
Jimmy Page
David Gilmour
Mark Knopfler
Jimi Hendrix
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by RingoMcCartney » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:44 pm
John Jacques Brunel- BASS guitar!
A cheeky shout for Brian Setzer on his Gretsch.
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by ICL » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:50 pm
I’ve seen Alvin Lee at Colne Muni!
Impossible to give 5 as we have been blessed with great guitarists over the years.
One not been mentioned is Prince. Check out his ‘My Guitar Gently Weeps’ collaboration.
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by blsclaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:51 pm
Bill Nelson
Alex Lifeson
Alvin Lee - RIP. Died during a routine operation.
Peter Green
Paul Kossoff
Brian Robertson/Scott Gorham
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by Siddo » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:51 pm
Robert White
James Jamerson (best bass player ever)
Dennis Coffey
Joe Messina
Steve Cropper
Curtis Mayfield
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by Pstotto » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:53 pm
Jimmy Page
John Paul Jones
Ritchie Blackmore
Johnny Marr
Brian May
Tony Iomi
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by KateR » Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:57 pm
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Mark Knopfler
Bert Weedon
so many many more
Jon Camp, Chris Squire and Geddy Lee
was anyone better on drums than Ginger Baker, always thought of John Henry Bonham as an equal.
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by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:12 pm
Peter Green
Gary Moore
Mark Knopfler
Rory Gallagher
Jimi Hendrix
One from left field,
GE Smith. Saw him with Hall & Oates, you couldn’t take your eyes off him. What a showman.
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by Dinks » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:13 pm
Flea
John Frusciante
Johhny Marr
Carlos Santana
Slow hand
Dave Hill
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by Stalbansclaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:19 pm
John Squire
Jimmy Page
The bloke from Royal Blood
Paul Weller
Nils Lofgren
Neil Young
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by KateR » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:24 pm
B B King, wasn't to bad either

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by CoolClaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:31 pm
I love SRV, Albert King Santana and all the blues guys... just for this thread though I'll be different
George Benson
Brian Setzer
Steve Vai
Joe Pass
João Gilberto
Kenny Burrell
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by Down_Rover » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:31 pm
Richie Blackmore
Bill Nelson
Phil Manzanera
Alvin Lee
Jimi Hendrix
Gary Rossington
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by Oshkoshclaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:32 pm
Jimi Hendrix & Eddie Van Halen my top 2 then about 50 others in the chasing pack
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by G mac » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:33 pm
Nils lofgren
Neil Young
Johny marr
Alex lifeson
Tom morello
Carlos santana
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by Guller Bull » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:34 pm
Synster Gates
Mark Tremonti
Brian May
Gary Moore
Zakk Wylde
Segovia
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by HunterST_BFC » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:34 pm
Johhny Marr
Johhny Marr
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by conyoviejo » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:38 pm
Tony Hicks of the Hollies plays a mean guitar.
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by bobinho » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:48 pm
Johnny Marr
Lyndsey Buckingham
Stevie van Zandt
Prince
Neil Young
Tom morello
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The Enclosure
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by The Enclosure » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:54 pm
Some fantastic guitarists mentioned so far.
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by Uwe Noble » Tue Sep 08, 2020 6:55 pm
Glenn Campbell.
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by LeadBelly » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:02 pm
No female guitarists mentioned yet that I can see so I'm going to add one to the umpteen chaps I listed earlier:
Joni Mitchell.
I like Rory Block's playing a lot too- albeit fairly derivative country-blues style.
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by Lowbankclaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:03 pm
How has no one mentioned
Ted Nugent, great white buffalo or hibernation just a couple of tunes.
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by kritichris » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:03 pm
Good to see Alvin Lee get a few mentions, I followed TYA as a teen and saw them live a few times. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl may not be PC now but as a 16 year old it rocked. Alvin also was recognised as one of the world's fastest guitarists. Here at the Isle of Wight..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElLKfGF ... inolibrary
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by claret2018 » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:15 pm
Graham Coxon
Richard Thompson
Jimmy Page
Jonny Greenwood
John Frusciante
Johnny Marr
Must be something about the name John...
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by The Enclosure » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:17 pm
The album i bought today was called ssssh by TVA. Alvin Lee really impressed me with his playing.Cant believe i had never heard of the group.
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by Vino blanco » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:27 pm
John Williams
Hank B. Marvin
Bert Weedon
Duane Eddy
Joe Brown
Eric Clapton
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by kritichris » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:30 pm
The Enclosure wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:17 pm
The album i bought today was called ssssh by TVA. Alvin Lee really impressed me with his playing.Cant believe i had never heard of the group.
That was the first TYA album I bought at 16, from there I worked forward and backwards, I think SSSH was the third but it was the best IMO.
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by kritichris » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:33 pm
I no particular order
Alvin Lee
Slow Hand
Hank Marvin
Bert Weedon
Joe Bonnamassa
Mark Knopfler
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by Clarets4me » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:34 pm
Nils Lofgren
James Burton
Chet Atkins
Jerry Reed
Jerry Scheff ( Bass )
BB King
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by boatshed bill » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:38 pm
Frank Zappa
Steve Vai
Joni Mitchell
Marc Ribot
Django Reinhart
Robert Fripp (my all time favourite)
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by huw.Y.WattfromWare » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:51 pm
Surprised to see Joni Mitchell getting nominations. The story back in the day was she had her guitar tuned to basically play bar chords. Heard her not seen her so maybe her fans can correct my ignorance.
For a female guitarist I’ll throw in Joan Armatrading. Now that lass can rock it up.
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by AlargeClaret » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:52 pm
In no particular order and not based off pure technical ability
Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jonny Marr
Hendrix
George Harrison
Paul Weller
Special mentions
Hank Marvin
Ritchie Blackmore
Slash
Steve Marriot
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by Bosscat » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:53 pm
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by LeadBelly » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:55 pm

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The Enclosure wrote: ↑Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:17 pm
The album i bought today was called ssssh by TVA. Alvin Lee really impressed me with his playing.Cant believe i had never heard of the group.
I've got that on old vinyl, so old it's mono.
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by kritichris » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:00 pm
I had the self same album in mono, 1969, all the rest I got in stereo then foolishly sold them on Accrington market when I moved to Crete.
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by ashtonlongsider » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:55 pm
Apart from the obvious Clapton, Hendrix, Page etc, I think Mike Campbell is a great guitarist, Thanks Tim for mentioning Alvin Lee. Top player, TYA top band best artists to play Woodstock.
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by Im_not_Robbie_Blake » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:59 pm
David Gilmour
Jan Akkerman
John 5
Eric Clapton
Michael Schenker
Steve Vai